puérile
\pɥe.ʁil\
The verdict
“puérile” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #43,620. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #43,620
- frequency rank, French
- 248,534
- “P” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Féminin singulier de puéril.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | puérile |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \pɥe.ʁil\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #43,620 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “puérile” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around puérile (IPA \pɥe.ʁil\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #43,620 among 248,534 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin singulier de puéril.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for puérile, with forms such as "ppuérile", "puerile", and "puréile". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "purple", "péril", "perle", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is puérile, spelled P-U-É-R-I-L-E.
Definition
- 1Féminin singulier de puéril.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ppuérile
- puerile
- puréile
- puéirle
- puériel
- puérille
- puérlie
- puérrile
- péurile
- upérile
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of puérile - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “puérile”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-U-É-R-I-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pɥe.ʁil\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “purple” - see the side-by-side comparison. puérile vs purple
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.